Rilling Transition in the Works

Mayor-elect Harry Rilling named an eight person transition committee to assist him in planning for his new administration. The committee, named on Tuesday, will aid Mr. Rilling to prepare for the mayoral swearing-in ceremony at 10:00am on Tuesday, November 19 and for the first Common Council meeting at 8:00p.m. on November 19.

Mayor-elect Rilling named former Mayor Alex Knopp to chair the committee.

The members of the Transition Committee are:

• Alex Knopp, former Mayor
• William Collins, former Mayor
• Donna King, former Norwalk Councilwoman
• Edwin Camacho, Esq., attorney
• Corrine Westin, former Norwalk Zoning Commissioner
• Adam Blank, Esq., former Norwalk Zoning Commissioner
• John Igneri, District E councilman, liaison to the Common Council Democratic caucus
• Robert Duff, State Senator—liaison to the CT legislative delegation and the Malloy Administration

“I selected this distinguished group of current and former Norwalk officials to move the transition process along very quickly given the extraordinary short window of time provided in the Norwalk Charter to launch our new administration,” said Mayor-elect Rilling in a release. “Many of these residents have been deeply involved in previous mayoral transitions and their municipal government and community experience will enable me to hit the ground running when I assume office on November 19."

“I thank Mayor Moccia for meeting with me this morning to discuss the transition and after that meeting I asked Mr. Knopp to begin my committee’s liaison with the Moccia Administration,” added Rilling.

Rilling has begun meeting with newly-elected and re-elected Republican and Democratic members of the Common Council.